Efficient Usability for Solar Home Management System Interface

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction.......................................................................................................................................1
2. First Design Concept.........................................................................................................................1
3. Second Design Concept.....................................................................................................................4
4. Reason Behind the Design Concept..................................................................................................7
5. The Best Solution...............................................................................................................................8
6. Conclusion..........................................................................................................................................8

1. Introduction
Solar Management system is one of the user interface which is mainly designed for the
middle-income home owners. This marketing strategy is the cost benefit and it has several
benefits for the environment. This system also monitors the solar power system in the roof top,
along with its charging and storage state. The existing user interface is very complex and it
confuses the users. Hence, the new interface will be designed for the effective use of the system.
Pencil tool will be used to design the system. A detailed design will be given for the solar
management system. Based on the given requirement, two alternative designs will be given for
the system.
2. First Design Concept
The user can register their details. After logging into their account, the home page of the
Solar Home Management System will be displayed. In Home page, there are three panels such as
Solar Panel, Battery Panel and Grid Panel. If the users have any queries regarding the solar
management, they can ask to the help desk quickly through various options like email, Facebook
and twitter accounts.
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The user can view the details of the power energy consumption produced and stored in
the solar panel, either on daily basis or on monthly basis. The power is calculated as KW per
Hour. If the user needs to reset the count, there will be an option to delete the previous statistics
and reset the storage settings. When clicking the “Solar Panel” button, the other unnecessary
details will be hidden and the user required information is only displayed.
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